1895 in Australia

The following lists events that happened during 1895 in Australia.

Incumbents

Premiers

Governors

Governor of New South Wales – Robert Duff until 21 March, then Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden
Governor of Queensland – Henry Wylie Norman until 31 December
Governor of South Australia – Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore until 10 April, then Sir Thomas Buxton, 3rd Baronet
Governor of Tasmania – Jenico Preston, 14th Viscount Gormanston
Governor of Victoria – John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow until 12 July, then Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Governor of Western Australia – William C. F. Robinson until 22 December, then Gerard Smith

Events

8 August - The steamship SS Catterthun strikes Seal Rocks, NSW, and founders, killing 55 persons
17 August - The Albert Railway Bridge opens in Brisbane
10 December - Launceston, Tasmania becomes the first Australian city to be powered by hydro-electricity with the opening of the Duck Reach Power Station

Arts and literature

6 April - The song Waltzing Matilda is first performed at the North Gregory Hotel, Winton, Queensland.
Banjo Paterson publishes his first major collection of poetry, The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses
Tom Roberts painted Bailed UpLittle Donah Polka published under the name 'Ansell Hope'
Reverend Alfred Wheeler (composer) publishes ''Sailing Together''

Sport

Auraria wins the Melbourne Cup

Victoria wins the Sheffield Shield

Births

6 January – Hudson Fysh, aviator, joint founder of Qantas
6 March – Les Holden, WWI fighter ace
14 March – Duncan Thompson, rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
22 March – Archie Cameron, politician
29 March – George Alan Vasey, army officer
13 April – Ivan Stedman, swimmer
18 August – Sibyl Morrison, barrister
31 October – Les Darcy, boxer

Deaths

21 October – Louisa Anne Meredith, poet
29 December – Arthur Sidney Olliff, taxonomist